Author Identifier

Songshan (Sam) Huang

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-2788

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Tourism Research

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons, Ltd

Place of Publication

United Kingdom

School

School of Business and Law

RAS ID

25271

Comments

This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Huang, S. S., & Wei, X. (2018). Chinese outbound travel: Understanding the socioeconomic drivers. International Journal of Tourism Research. 20(1), 25-37. Available here.

Huang, S., & Wei, X. (2018). Chinese outbound travel: Understanding the socioeconomic drivers. International Journal of Tourism Research, 20(1), 25-37. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2150

Abstract

This study used a national sample (N = 36,490) of Chinese urban residents to examine the relationship between outbound travel intention and some key demographic, economic, and geographic variables. Findings indicate that education, income, and paid vacation days significantly predicted outbound travel intention. Compared to residents in Tier-4 cities in China, those in Tier-1, -2, and -3 cities had higher probability of choosing outbound travel by 13.1%, 30.9%, and 15.3%, respectively. This study draws meaningful connections between Chinese outbound tourism and the social and economic realities in China and offers an alternative approach to understanding Chinese outbound tourism.

DOI

10.1002/jtr.2150

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